GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| oversee | survey |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| asunder | into parts |